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An exciting and historic week in the House after Prime Minister, John ey, announces his intention to resign after eight years. Speaker grants an urgent debate on the announcement on Tuesday and speculation on his successor dominates Wednesday’s General Debate and Question Times. Debate on Members ills on Wednesday sees two from Government MPs survive […] Read More...

MPs take a break from speculating about John ey’s successor as National Party leader and Prime Minister to pass the Hurunui/aikoura Earthquakes Recovery ill through all its remaining stages. The bill was back in the debating chamber after spending almost a week with the Local Government and Environment Committee whose chairman, Scott Simpson, related how […] Read More...

Opposition interest in National’s three-legged race to find a replacement for John ey as their party leader and prime minister dominates Question Time and the General Debate. Questions include some old skeletons from the cupboards of Police Minister, Judith Collins, and Health Minister, Jonathan Coleman. New Zealand First leader, Winston Peters, swaps barbs with Attorney-General, […] Read More...

New Zealand First leader, Winston Peters, gets his request for a snap debate on John ey’s resignation in ahead of Opposition leader, Andrew Little. The Speaker, David Carter, grants the request despite its technical flaws and opposition from the Government’s leader of the House, Gerry rownlee. The government’s response to Winston Peters is led by […] Read More...

Extended version of the Week in Parliament with Hinaya Ahu featuring Tracey Martin and Catherine Delahunty in the General Debate and another round in the long running battle between Annette ing and Jonathan Coleman, health ministers past and present. Read More...

The ey administration’s go-to quake response minister, Gerry rownlee, dominates the week in the House, shepherding three bills through the House as the Government’s response to the aikoura earthquake on November 14. Mister rownlee then gives a yeah-no answer to a patsy question seeking the timing and magnitude of the next big quake. The Speaker’s […] Read More...

The Leader of the House, Gerry Brownlee, says the House will start the long summer break next Wednesday at the end of the Adjournment Debate. Hinaya Ahu reports on the Local Government and Environment Committee's consideration of a petition requesting that "swimmable" be made the minimum standard for fresh water and TVNZ's annual financial review […]

MPs take a break from speculating about John Key's successor as National Party leader and Prime Minister to pass the Hurunui/Kaikoura Earthquakes Recovery Bill through all its remaining stages. The bill was back in the debating chamber after spending almost a week with the Local Government and Environment Committee whose chairman, Scott Simpson, related how […]

A long day in the House beginning at 9am with debate on two treaty settlement bills. Local Government and Environment Committee meets into the night to try and finish their report on the Hurunui/Kaikoura Earthquakes Recovery Bill. Opposition interest in National's three-legged race to find a replacement for John Key as their party leader and […]

Opposition interest in National's three-legged race to find a replacement for John Key as their party leader and prime minister dominates Question Time and the General Debate. Questions include some old skeletons from the cupboards of Police Minister, Judith Collins, and Health Minister, Jonathan Coleman. New Zealand First leader, Winston Peters, swaps barbs with Attorney-General, […]

Health Select Committee gets another hot potato in the form of a bill giving DHBs the power to decide whether local drinking water supplies in their areas are fluoridated. Associate health minister, Peter Dunne's belief that DHBs provide the best mechanism for fluoridation decision is challenged by Labour's Annette King and David Parker. New Zealand […]

New Zealand First leader, Winston Peters, gets his request for a snap debate on John Key's resignation in ahead of Opposition leader, Andrew Little. The Speaker, David Carter, grants the request despite its technical flaws and opposition from the Government's leader of the House, Gerry Brownlee. The government's response to Winston Peters is led by […]

The Key administration's go-to quake response minister, Gerry Brownlee, dominates the week in the House, shepherding three bills through the House as the Government's response to the Kaikoura earthquake on November 14. Mister Brownlee then gives a yeah-no answer to a patsy question seeking the timing and magnitude of the next big quake. The Speaker's […]

House adjourned until Tuesday when it will start the penultimate sitting week for the year, previewed by the Leader of the House, Gerry Brownlee, who said next Wednesday will be another members' day. A third quake bill - the Hurunui/Kaikoura Earthquakes Recovery Bill - was introduced, given a first reading and sent to the Local […]